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Evening had come to the Island of Sodor. Despite James’ absence, the engines had done the best they could to keep up with the summer rush. “Phew!” sighed Arthur. “I’ve never seen the railway in so much chaos since Dowager Hatt’s brief takeover.” “At least Annabelle knows how to manage things,” said Molly. “All the same, I do hope James comes home soon.” “Why isn’t James on Sodor again?” asked Sidney. “Because, Sidney,” explained Arthur, “he took a train that Henry was supposed to take to Bridlington.” “Ohhhh,” Sidney remembered. “Er… where’s Bridlington?” “Never mind, Sidney,” said Molly, before sighing. “I hope James will be okay.” “Don’t worry,” said Arthur. “James will be having the time of his life.” “Yeah, back to the yards where he didn’t do so well at the Great Railway Show,” Molly remarked, without a trace of humor in her tone. “He’ll totally be fine.” “Oh…” winced Arthur. “Okay, I see what you mean. Hopefully the shunters won’t give him too hard a time.” “Engines!”

Journey Beyond Sodor Based upon the special by Andrew Brenner Adapted by Zack Wanzer, James Riddle and Rachel Ravens Additional material by Mike Nicholson, Matt St. Onge and Cameron Stevens James the red engine had been stuck in the Steamworks for quite some time. The reason he’d ended up there was because his brakes had failed on him while speeding down Gordon’s hill, eventually resulting in him crashing into the back of Tidmouth sheds. For his first night at the Steamworks following the crash, James had had a few nightmares in which he was painted in different colors before being reassured by Sir Topham Hatt the following morning that he’d be keeping his red paint, much to his relief. Several days had passed since James’ accident, and while Tidmouth sheds was being repaired, Thomas had temporarily relocated to Knapford sheds while Edward went with Philip to Wellsworth. That afternoon, the blue tank engine was at Knapford station when he heard someone calling his name. “Hello